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From a choral repertoire spanning five centuries, Musica Sacra performs works both familiar and rare, with a crisp passion that awakens the listener to yearnings and joys, sorrows and delights—all that defines and inspires the best in human lives.
Since 1959, Musica Sacra has been performing choral music with the highest standards of musical excellence and a sound that has been called "gifted," "breathtaking,"...

From a choral repertoire spanning five centuries, Musica Sacra performs works both familiar and rare, with a crisp passion that awakens the listener to yearnings and joys, sorrows and delights—all that defines and inspires the best in human lives.
Since 1959, Musica Sacra has been performing choral music with the highest standards of musical excellence and a sound that has been called "gifted," "breathtaking," and "uncommonly fresh and direct." Director Mary Beekman, now in her 30th season, continues to thrill Musica Sacra's singers and audiences with a varied and engaging repertoire.

The group has performed at the invitation of institutions such as the Boston Early Music Festival; WGBH Radio; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University. In 2003, Musica Sacra released their much-anticipated studio recording, Love, Lust, and Laudations: Flemish Choral Music of the High Renaissance. In 2004, Musica Sacra premièred Boston composer Daniel Pinkham's Magnificat for chorus, soprano and wind quintet—a new work written especially for Mary Beekman and Musica Sacra.

Firmly committed to reaching under-served audiences, Musica Sacra has performed for various charities and charitable events in the Boston area. The group's "Four-Part Harmony" fundraiser for the homeless has raised over fifty thousand dollars since 1998. Other efforts have included performances at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Youville Hospital and at the annual AIDS Walk in Boston.
Musica Sacra is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded by the generous donations of its supporters and in part by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by the Inavale Foundation.

An American Christmas

Join Musica Sacra for a unique Christmas concert of spirituals, folk songs, and hymns from the American tradition plus Boston native Daniel Pinkham’s Nativity Madrigals; followed by carols for all to sing.

From the Ardent Pen: Choral Music from the Romantic Era

Musica Sacra's 55th season begins with stormy music that will sweep you off your feet with quintessentially Romantic gales of emotion. Join us for an evening of choral works featuring Stanford's Magnificat in B-flat for Double Choir, Op. 164; Elgar's Weary Wind of the West and Evening Scene; Fauré's Cantique de Jean...

Bach, Pärt, and Martin: Passionate Expressions of Faith

Musica Sacra presents, Bach, Pärt, and Martin: Passionate Expressions of Faith. In this concert, Artistic Director Mary Beekman and the singers of Musica Sacra examine three masterworks of choral music exploring the Christian faith:

FELIZ NAVIDAD: A Spanish Christmas

Join Musica Sacra for a festive, Spanish holiday celebration. The concert will feature Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, plus villancicos, carols, and motets from the New World and the Old; followed by carols for all to sing.

A Tudor Legacy: The Heyday of English Sacred Music

Join Musica Sacra for an intimate concert of choral music from the height of England's sacred music repertoire: the "Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimittis" from William Byrd's Great Service and selections from Thomas Morley's First Service, as well as motets by Tallis, Weelkes, and Gibbons.

A New Birth of Freedom

Musica Sacra will perform choral music from the time of the Civil War and modern-day settings of the poetry of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville. We will be joined by special guest Jacqueline Schwab, the celebrated improvisational pianist of Ken Burns’ series “The Civil War.” In addition, students from Cambridge Rindge and...

Baltic Inspirations

Is it the long winter nights with the Aurora Borealis? The endless summer twilights? Whatever the influence, the Baltic region inspires composers to write works of ineffable beauty and profound tranquility.

On Saturday, March 9, Musica Sacra will be performing 20th and 21st century choral music of the well-known composers Arvo Pärt,...

Handel's Messiah, Part I

Handel’s Messiah Part I: Hear the Christmas section of this masterpiece in the intimate setting of First Church, Cambridge, as Handel originally scored it, followed by carols and the Hallelujah Chorus for all to sing. Musica Sacra will be joined by the extraordinary soloists of Exsultemus: Brenna Wells,...

The Crowning of the Renaissance

The Crowning of the Renaissance: Victoria’s Missa o magnum mysterium and du Caurroy’s Missa pro defunctis. Victoria’s exquisite Christmas motet was the basis for his mass, while du Caurroy’s mass was used in the burial service of French royalty for two centuries.